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Volume XXI No. 10 - July 21, 2014

New Threat to Community-based Anatomic Pathology

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark / By

THERE IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT that may be off the radar screens of CAP, ASCP, and the various subspecialty pathology associations. It is the requirement for second reviews and subspecialty reviews of certain complex pathology tests as part of the laboratory benefit management program (LBMP) ready to launch in Florida. Enforcing this requirement for lab …

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Test Utilization Targeted by UnitedHealth, LabCorp

Clinical Laboratory / By

CEO SUMMARY: Many independent laboratories serving patients in Florida are unhappy about the decision by UnitedHealth (UNH) to initiate a pilot program that calls for LabCorp’s BeaconLBS subsidiary to handle prior authorization for certain lab tests. UNH’s laboratory benefit management program will commence on October 1, 2014. Just 13 laboratories are currently listed as network …

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Labs Wary of BeaconLBS, Express Major Concerns

Clinical Laboratory / By

CEO SUMMARY: Lab executives asked to join UnitedHealth’s new BeaconLBS lab benefit management system soon to launch in Florida have multiple and serious concerns. The primary issue is that BeaconLBS is a subsidiary of LabCorp—their major competitor. These executives understand why a payer wants to implement a prior authorization program for expensive lab tests. But …

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Dealing with Realities of Changing Market

Laboratory Management / By

CEO SUMMARY: Swift transformation of the American healthcare system is causing financial challenges for those clinical labs and pathology groups that have been slow to react to these developments. At NorDx Laboratories in Scarborough, Maine, the team is following the classic five rules for laboratory success. However, as NorDx CEO Stan Schofield said in his …

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At Mid-Year, Labs Struggle to Get Paid for Many Tests

Laboratory Billing / By

CEO SUMMARY: At a recent coding and billing conference, pathology and lab clients of one of the nation’s largest revenue management companies agreed that three trends have caused lower revenues since the start of 2014. One trend seen by labs involves higher deductibles and copayments from patients. Another is the exclusion of local labs from …

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July 21, 2014 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

Late Breaking Lab News / By

Consolidation of private pathology group practices continues. On July 8, NeoGenomics of Fort Myers, Florida, announced that it had acquired Path Logic of Sacramento. Then, one day later, Incyte Diagnostics of Spokane, Washington, disclosed that it was buying Accupath Pathology Services, Inc., of Seattle, Washington. Path Logic was founded by Peter Kolbek, M.D., in 1999 …

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